Hud timer: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 13:14, 3 May 2020

hud_timer example. TimerText: "LEVEL CHANGE"

Template:Synergy point It displays a countdown timer on every player's HUD and fires an output once reaching zero.

Tip:This is the same HUD element used during the "Waiting for Players" event before level transitions.

TimerText ([todo internal name (i)]) <string>: Text to display when this timer is visible.

Tip:Try to keep the text under ~25 characters, otherwise it may protrude out of the HUD's frame. (ends will not be visible)

Name (targetname) <string>[ Edit ]: The name that other entities refer to this entity by, via Inputs/Outputs or other keyvalues (e.g. parentname or target).
Also displayed in Hammer's 2D views and Entity Report. See also: Generic Keyvalues, Inputs and Outputs available to all entities

Start <integerRedirectInput/integer>: Start the timer with a specified duration of seconds.

Change <integerRedirectInput/integer>: Update the timer time - value is added to current timer time; allows positive and negative values.

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 {{DISPLAYTITLE:hud_timer}}
 [[Image:Synergy_hud_timer_levelchange.jpg|thumb|right|300px|hud_timer example. '''TimerText''': "LEVEL CHANGE"]]
-{{Synergy}} '''hud_timer''' is a [[point entity]] available in [[Synergy]].
+{{Synergy point|hud_timer}} It displays a countdown timer on every player's [[HUD]] and fires an output once reaching zero.
-It displays a countdown timer on every player's [[HUD]] and fires an output once reaching zero.{{todo|Make [[Template:Synergy point]]}}
 {{tip|This is the same HUD element used during the "Waiting for Players" event before level transitions.}}
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 *[[Synergy_Entities|Synergy Entity List]]
-[[Category:Mod Entities]]
 [[Category:Level Design]]